The former Real Sociedad player anticipates a tough Europa League fixture against Atletico Madrid who are a more mature outfit under http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-c11058 Simeone.
After a summer of extensive spending, Atletico Madrid found themselves trailing in La Liga, occupying 13th place on the points table during the Christmas period. Gregorio Manzano was ushered outside the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Calderon, with Diego Simeone taking
his place in the dugout, the rest they say is history.
Under the tautology of El Cholo, Los Rojiblancos have given improved performance in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 as well as Europe. The Capital club find themselves 8th in La Liga, and are on course of lifting the prestigious UEFA Europa League title after making their
way to the semi-finals.
Atletico Madrid take on the challenge of Unai Emery’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 on Thursday, April 19 for the contest in the Spanish capital.
Reflecting on the good work done by Atletico under El Cholo, Emery claimed that the Argentine’s addition has brought with it renewed enthusiasm.
He added that the players connect with Simeone, who has had a lot of success during his playing days, a feat that has allowed them to improve their work rate on the pitch.
Continuing on the topic, Emery believes Los Che will have to work extra hard across the pitch to get a positive result in the double header semi-final fixture.
“The arrival of 'Cholo' has aroused the enthusiasm of the Atletico players because of what he represents," the Valencia boss said while talking to reporters at a press conference in Madrid.
"He is a coach who conveys a lot of energy, who has achieved great things in his career and has had a very positive effect on every team.
"Tomorrow Atletico will have all of that on the pitch with them and that's what we have to control in order to beat them."
"Tomorrow is an important day for the players," he argued. "These are games where players have to have the capacity to make a difference.”
Unai Emery will hope http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-c33030 Aguero and going two better with a goal haul of 30 goals so far into the season.
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